CRUSH
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| − | '''CRUSH''' is an | + | '''CRUSH''' is an archiving utility for DOS. It was developed by Jeff Rollason and PocketWare, and distributed as shareware. |
== Disambiguation == | == Disambiguation == | ||
| − | Not | + | Not to be confused with: |
| + | * The "crushed" compression method used by [[PAK (ARC extension)]] | ||
| + | * [[ARQ|ARQ Crusher!]], or the ''Crusher'' data compression software by DC Micro Development | ||
| + | * [[CRUSH (Ilya Muravyov)|CRUSH]] - An experimental file compressor by Ilya Muravyov [https://sourceforge.net/projects/crush/] | ||
== Discussion == | == Discussion == | ||
| − | CRUSH writes files to its native uncompressed .CRU archive format, then uses an external compression program, such as [[ | + | CRUSH writes files to its native uncompressed .CRU archive format, then uses an external compression program, such as [[PKZIP]], to compress the CRU file. The theory is that a single large file usually compresses better than multiple small files. CRUSH tries to order the files so as to optimize the compression ratio. |
CRUSH can optionally create and use an index file (.CRI), outside of the compressed archive. | CRUSH can optionally create and use an index file (.CRI), outside of the compressed archive. | ||
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | + | CRU and CRI files start with ASCII "{{magic|CRUSH v}}", and apparently have {{magic|0x0a 0x1a 0x00}} at offset 10. | |
| − | The 4-byte integer at offset 22 has value 26 ({{magic|1a 00 00 00}}) for CRI, | + | The 4-byte integer at offset 22 has value 26 ({{magic|1a 00 00 00}}) for CRI, or a generally larger value for CRU. |
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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** {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv15/014A/CRUSH13.ZIP|v1.3}} | ** {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv15/014A/CRUSH13.ZIP|v1.3}} | ||
** {{CdTextfiles|pdos9606/ARCHIVER/TOOLS/CRUSH18.ZIP|v1.8}} | ** {{CdTextfiles|pdos9606/ARCHIVER/TOOLS/CRUSH18.ZIP|v1.8}} | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|archive/crush}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:16, 22 October 2024
CRUSH is an archiving utility for DOS. It was developed by Jeff Rollason and PocketWare, and distributed as shareware.
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[edit] Disambiguation
Not to be confused with:
- The "crushed" compression method used by PAK (ARC extension)
- ARQ Crusher!, or the Crusher data compression software by DC Micro Development
- CRUSH - An experimental file compressor by Ilya Muravyov [1]
[edit] Discussion
CRUSH writes files to its native uncompressed .CRU archive format, then uses an external compression program, such as PKZIP, to compress the CRU file. The theory is that a single large file usually compresses better than multiple small files. CRUSH tries to order the files so as to optimize the compression ratio.
CRUSH can optionally create and use an index file (.CRI), outside of the compressed archive.
[edit] Identification
CRU and CRI files start with ASCII "CRUSH v", and apparently have 0x0a 0x1a 0x00 at offset 10.
The 4-byte integer at offset 22 has value 26 (1a 00 00 00) for CRI, or a generally larger value for CRU.
[edit] Specifications
- CRUSH18.ZIP → MANUAL.DOC, "Technical Details" section
[edit] Sofware
- CRUSH (DOS software)
- v1.0
- Best of Walnut Creek CD ROM (April 1995) → DISCS/SIMTEL/CRUSH11.ZIP - v1.1
- v1.3
- v1.8
